Biologist

Overview

Are you someone with developing leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Natural Resource Management Discipline is seeking a Biologist to within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices: Edmonton.

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

Technical Development

• Complete various field programs throughout Alberta and Western Canada and collect field data including but not limited to, fresh water aquatics, marine aquatics, wildlife surveys (e.g., amphibians, birds), land cover and habitat classification, vegetation surveys, or water quality sampling.
• Environmental field support during construction activities, conducting construction monitoring activities, assessing contractor compliance with environment permits, regulatory requirements, legislation, government approvals, and project environmental protection plans, including auditing and providing onsite guidance to contractors.
• Preparetechnical reports and memos related to environmental assessments on various sites, as required.
• Collaborate with and assist project managers and team members including biologists, ecologists, engineers, planners, and environmental scientists.
• Business travel upon request.

Learning & Development

• Commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in biology, ecology or a related environmental sciences field.
• Be a ProfessionalBiologist (P.Biol or RPBio) Biologist in Training (BIT), or a Registered Biology Technologist (RBTech), or ability to obtain designation within three years of hire
• 2-5 years work experience in an environmental consulting, industrial, regulatory, or academic setting.
• Working knowledge for Alberta’s and/or British Columbia’senvironmental regulations.
• A full valid driver’s license.

Experience

• Ability to work and/or travel for extended and irregular periods, in all seasons and terrain types, often in remote settings, using a variety of vehicle types e.g., trucks, ATV's, snowmobiles, and boats.
• Electrofishing and fish salvage experience.
• Experience in executing field programs as part of environmental studies; experience in executing terrestrial wildlife surveys will be considered an asset.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and keen attention to detail.
• Aptitude to learn.
• Knowledge of relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and regulatory permitting and approval requirements will be considered an asset.
• Commitment to project quality and project deadlines.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values :

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
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